Rail-joint.



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APPLICATIU AN- 21,1915- 1,14=6,44=4;.' Patented July 13, 1915.

ANDREW PERNULA, OF ONEIDA, WASHINGTON.

RAIL-JOINT.

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Application filed. January 21, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, ANDREW PERNULA, a citizenof the Grand Duchy of Finland, residing at Oneida, in the county ofWahkiakum and State of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail joints, and more particularly to thatclass of rail joints in which the meeting ends of the rails are providedwith tongues and slots respectively, the tongues of one rail adapted toenter the slots of the other rail and be secured therein to provide asmooth joint.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a rail joint ofthis character, the meeting ends of the rails being prevented fromrelatively vertical movement, thus etfectuallv preventing pounding ofthe wheels of the rolling stock which passes thereover.

Another object is to provide a joint which is simple in construction,thoroughly reliable and eificient in its operation, and cheap and easyto manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is a top planview; Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the respective railsseparated; and Fig. A is a plan view showing the formation of therespective ends of a rail.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the base, 2 the weband 3 the head of the rails. One end of the rail has its end thickenedand cut away to provide an offset extension A, and a recess 5, therecess extending into the head of the rail and base flange as shown at 6and 7 respectively. The recess 5 terminates adjacent the end of therail, and formed on the web 2 and overlying the recess, is a web 8, thetongue 9, which is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

Serial No. 3,568.

formed on the other rail end being adapted to enter the recess with itsend resting within the portion of the recess overhung by the web 8.

In order to provide a smooth joint between the heads of the rails, theends of the head may be cut away or made diagonal as shown clearly inFig. 2 of the drawings.

Upon reference to Fig. A of the drawings it will be noted that one endof each of the rails is formed with the extension and recess, while theopposite end has the head and base flange terminating short of the endof the web, thus providing the extension 9 for engagement with therecess of the next rail. After the rails have been moved together a bolt10 is passed through openings in the extension A and web of theco-acting rail in order to prevent accidental disengagement of one railfrom the other.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it is thought that the construction and operation of the devicewill be clearly understood and while I have herein shown and describedone specific form of my invention 1 do not wish to be limited thereto,except for such limitations as the claim may import.

What is claimed is The combination with a rail having its web thickenedand cut away to provide an extension, and a recess, the end of the headbeing cut away on a diagonal line, said recess extending into the headand base of the rail, said web being provided with an off-set portionextending from the upper extremity thereof and at right angles thereto,a second rail having a tongue formed thereon for engagement with saidrecess, said oifset portion engaging said tongue during the insertionthereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDRE? PERNULA.

Witnesses:

A. A. ANDERSON, HERMAN Annnnson.

Copies of this patent may "be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

